Fireworks display on weekends. 5 pillows. Good-feel 80's and 90's songs. Good-fitting shoes. Unexpected visits early in the morning. Lara Fabian's je suis malade. Tumbler. Good-read paperbacks on lazy days. Razor-back tops. Fancy papers. Stuffed-panda and white bear. My hair in the morning. Clinique's "sun-kissed" blush-on. A new pen. Vision of a sunset. Mango-flavored drinks and cakes. Gboy's drawings. 2320H. Cats, my cats. 2-hour nap in the aftern0ons. Ankle-lenght black socks. Long walks around Makati. Old letters. Tuesdays. Riding the tube [minus the rush]. Streamline of a sunray through the clouds. Dark-hued nail polish. Long baths. Gray scarf [pashmina]. Mobile phone. Pink piggy keychain that squells "oink" when you push a butt0n on its head [some days i wish it says "ribbit" for a change]. Black book journal. Immaculately clean nails. Having the house to myself. Travelling. Carusso handkerchief. Pay days. Perfect-fitting jeans [jag]. 24th day of the 9th month.
Friends who stayed.
Life's uncanny way of teaching lessons.
Well-deserved respect.
Everything in general.
Nothing in particular...
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Patay-Sindi
I'm not a big fan of cigarette-smoking, but i do smoke. Heck! I prefer smoking better than drinking booze. [ok, so maybe that makes me a fan!] What gives?!
I've come across this vice about a year ago. [this was the roadtrip-that-ended-in-tagaytay scene where my fellow tripster asked me to light a stick for him as he has his hands full behind the wheel. I suppose i found it cool. Smoking while driving along the traffic of SLEX. Way better than drinking and driving. You court trouble that way. N0T COOL!] Can't say i'm proud of that [smoking as a vice] but atleast i'm not addicted to it. Not yet. [maybe i won't be. Di ko naman hinahanap!] On average, i smoke, like, once a month? And i try to stick to a pack of 20's when i'm out for the night. [i don't stick to one brand, though.]
Marlboro Lights : the first stick i tried. I had an instant liking to it. I think it has just the right taste to it. Not too strong. Perfect for starters.
Marlboro Reds : i don't like it one bit. Too strong. Made me dizzy at first puff. Took me what, 5? 10minutes to finish off a stick. Never tried it again!
Then there's Winston Lights : tastes rather dull. Winston Reds : taste much better.
One of my officcemate [past] smokes Marlboro Menthols : after which, i had this urge of n0t wanting to smoke anym0re! [i wondered why.] The feeling didn't last, though. Some say menthols aren't that good. Idk. Phillips and Winston Ice taste just about the same to me!
Once, a friend suggested i try Gudang [menthol]. Sweet filter. Contains marijuana [rumor]. Stick crackles as you puff. "Like smoking firecrackers!" [my cousin exclaimed during our first joint]. A fancy cigarette! Pricy as well, and way much better than Dunhill Frost [no point of comparison actually, it was just a disappointment!]
Well, its been over a month since i puffed my last stick. I'm not craving for some. [but i'm sure to if i have one!] I guess this disqualifies me as a candidate to such addicti0n, n0t yet at least. I could still claim i never liked smoking and would still get nauseous everytime i smell 'em from others. I also wonder [still] why people DO smoke?! A friend once said : "its to be cool!" I think thats lame and untrue. Smoking isn't cool! Smoking Is Dangerous To One's Health! That's according to government warning.
Now i wonder why the majority doesn't heed this!? [i know i don't!] ~.~
I've come across this vice about a year ago. [this was the roadtrip-that-ended-in-tagaytay scene where my fellow tripster asked me to light a stick for him as he has his hands full behind the wheel. I suppose i found it cool. Smoking while driving along the traffic of SLEX. Way better than drinking and driving. You court trouble that way. N0T COOL!] Can't say i'm proud of that [smoking as a vice] but atleast i'm not addicted to it. Not yet. [maybe i won't be. Di ko naman hinahanap!] On average, i smoke, like, once a month? And i try to stick to a pack of 20's when i'm out for the night. [i don't stick to one brand, though.]
Marlboro Lights : the first stick i tried. I had an instant liking to it. I think it has just the right taste to it. Not too strong. Perfect for starters.
Marlboro Reds : i don't like it one bit. Too strong. Made me dizzy at first puff. Took me what, 5? 10minutes to finish off a stick. Never tried it again!
Then there's Winston Lights : tastes rather dull. Winston Reds : taste much better.
One of my officcemate [past] smokes Marlboro Menthols : after which, i had this urge of n0t wanting to smoke anym0re! [i wondered why.] The feeling didn't last, though. Some say menthols aren't that good. Idk. Phillips and Winston Ice taste just about the same to me!
Once, a friend suggested i try Gudang [menthol]. Sweet filter. Contains marijuana [rumor]. Stick crackles as you puff. "Like smoking firecrackers!" [my cousin exclaimed during our first joint]. A fancy cigarette! Pricy as well, and way much better than Dunhill Frost [no point of comparison actually, it was just a disappointment!]
Well, its been over a month since i puffed my last stick. I'm not craving for some. [but i'm sure to if i have one!] I guess this disqualifies me as a candidate to such addicti0n, n0t yet at least. I could still claim i never liked smoking and would still get nauseous everytime i smell 'em from others. I also wonder [still] why people DO smoke?! A friend once said : "its to be cool!" I think thats lame and untrue. Smoking isn't cool! Smoking Is Dangerous To One's Health! That's according to government warning.
Now i wonder why the majority doesn't heed this!? [i know i don't!] ~.~
Friday, August 14, 2009
Food Porn (1/3)
i was making balik-tanaw with the house of my childhood (in lorenzo village). i miss the meals in the long table with two equally long stools sandwiching it.
breakfast : mum would always prepare this! we’d have fried rice with egg. or instant noodles. sometimes, champorado. or "pinakas" (dried fish) for ulam. then coffee for adults and chocolate drinks for us kids. i'm sure there were a lot more in the menu which varied depending on what’s available. i don't really remember. but i do remember this...
one morning (sometime before 1992), napaaga ako ng gising. i sneaked in to the dining area while mum was preparing the table. i noticed two tall plastic glass with a spoon sticking out on one of the glasses. (these would be coffee and the chocolate concoction for us kids : "milo" [or was it "ovaltine"?]) surely, one of the glass has got to have a mixture of chocolate, milk and sugar (all in powder). and being a kid with a "sweet-tooth", i had a great tendency to "pasay" these stuff. (so do my other siblings would, for sure!). what a treat. tulog pa silang lahat! so i'll have it all to myself, i thought. i crept up to the table as soon as mum turned her back.
haha! i grabbed the glass with the spoon and scooped a mouthful of its content. in my haste, i failed to notice the color and smell of whats in that glass, and so i was disgusted to taste the bitterness of coffee in my mouth. not sweet chocolate!
ack! it was embarrassing! not only was i caught red-handed with that sneaky deed, i got duped pa by taking in the wrong treat. (mum and pop's coffee)
why of why did mum choose to use that glass instead of a mug?!
later, to cover for my mishap, i told the story to the whole family over breakfast. we all laughed about it! i was teased by my siblings but thankfully, mum was more amused than pissed at me.
lesson learned : not to do it again! (instead, attack the ones na nasa "garapon" pa! that way, siguradong "milo" [or "ovaltine"] na talaga ang mapapasay ko!)
breakfast : mum would always prepare this! we’d have fried rice with egg. or instant noodles. sometimes, champorado. or "pinakas" (dried fish) for ulam. then coffee for adults and chocolate drinks for us kids. i'm sure there were a lot more in the menu which varied depending on what’s available. i don't really remember. but i do remember this...
one morning (sometime before 1992), napaaga ako ng gising. i sneaked in to the dining area while mum was preparing the table. i noticed two tall plastic glass with a spoon sticking out on one of the glasses. (these would be coffee and the chocolate concoction for us kids : "milo" [or was it "ovaltine"?]) surely, one of the glass has got to have a mixture of chocolate, milk and sugar (all in powder). and being a kid with a "sweet-tooth", i had a great tendency to "pasay" these stuff. (so do my other siblings would, for sure!). what a treat. tulog pa silang lahat! so i'll have it all to myself, i thought. i crept up to the table as soon as mum turned her back.
haha! i grabbed the glass with the spoon and scooped a mouthful of its content. in my haste, i failed to notice the color and smell of whats in that glass, and so i was disgusted to taste the bitterness of coffee in my mouth. not sweet chocolate!
ack! it was embarrassing! not only was i caught red-handed with that sneaky deed, i got duped pa by taking in the wrong treat. (mum and pop's coffee)
why of why did mum choose to use that glass instead of a mug?!
later, to cover for my mishap, i told the story to the whole family over breakfast. we all laughed about it! i was teased by my siblings but thankfully, mum was more amused than pissed at me.
lesson learned : not to do it again! (instead, attack the ones na nasa "garapon" pa! that way, siguradong "milo" [or "ovaltine"] na talaga ang mapapasay ko!)
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